5 mm (h -inclusive of its crown and dragon suspension) large rosette on its original red and yellow ribbon with hook and eye
constructed of blackened steel (magnetic)
He has gloriously sealed his devotion to duty and to liberty and righteousness with his life's blood on the battlefield
” (Our Honour is called Loyalty
and there is a manufacturer's inscription ENTW
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Customized Display Case Archive 5 mm (h -inclusive of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the